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What’s New at the Fellowship Council?
- Have you looked at the Fellowship Council Job Board? It’s a great resource to find that post-fellowship position.
- We also have links to Sponsoring Society Job Boards with even more opportunities.
- We have published our new Fellow Parental and Medical Leave Recommendations. Please read and let us know what you think.
- Questions? Comments? Please contact us.
Matching Dates for the following fellowships:
The match application process begins roughly 12 months before the fellowship start date.
- Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 5:00PM (PDT): Fellowship Application Process Opens
- Monday, November 6, 2023: Fellowship Application Closes
- Wednesday, January 3, 2024: Rank Order List Opens
- Tuesday, January 16, 2024: Rank Order List Deadline
- Monday, January 22, 2024: Scramble Date
- Tuesday, January 23, 2024: Date for Announcement of Fellowship Matches
- Thursday, August 1, 2024: Fellowships Begin
The deadline to submit a rank order list is Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 11:59PM (PDT).
Matching Dates for the following fellowships:
- Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Bariatrics
- Complex Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Comprehensive Flexible Endoscopy
- Foregut
- HPB
- Hernia and Abdominal Wall
The match application process begins roughly 18 months before fellowship start date.
- Friday, December 1, 2023: Fellowship Council Application Process Opens
- Monday, January 15, 2024: Fellowship Application Closes
- Monday, January 15, 2024: Letters of Recommendations Due
- Tuesday, January 16, 2024: Program Directors Gain Access to Fellow Applications
- Friday, January 26, 2024: Inform Applicants of Interview Status
- Wednesday, May 1, 2024: Quota Change Deadline
- Wednesday, May 1, 2024: Site for submission Rank Order List opens
- Thursday, May 16, 2024: Deadline for Program Directors to submit and certify Rank Order List
- Tuesday, June 27, 2024: Deadline for Fellows to submit and certify Rank Order List
- Wednesday, July 17, 2024: Scramble Date
- Thursday, July 18, 2024: Announcement of Fellowship Matches
- Friday, August 1, 2025: Fellowships Begins
President’s Welcome
The Fellowship Council (FC) continues to lead in surgical fellowship education. For a quarter century, the Fellowship Council has continued to grow and bring together Program Directors, Associate Program Directors and Contributing Faculty, and Program Directors for most of the non-ACGME fellowships in GI Surgery. Currently, it is the main accrediting body for surgical fellowships …